I'm am constantly shocked by the amount of propaganda
used by your website. I applaud you for showing the Muslim point of view
through out the world. I am a strong supporter of Israel and I am Jewish as
well, but I read your site everyday, looking at the articles, pictures,
cartoons and mostly the reader letters and your responses to them.

I would firstly like to say that the usage of
anti-Israel and anti-Semitic cartoons does not further peace, it only
promotes hatred towards ALL Jews, not simply Israelis. Showing Jewish people
as old men with black hats, beards and large noses, with evil looking faces
is EXACTLY what the Nazi's did to decencitize the average German, causing
them to hate Jews and therefore sit back while Hitler exterminated 6 Million
of us.

I especially enjoy the letters to the editor. I enjoy
learning about other people's opinions and beliefs, but I am disappointed
when many of their arguments are based on incorrect information, or Arab
propaganda.

I have said this many many times, and I will say it
once again. A Palestinian state CANNOT depend on Israel returning to its
"original" borders, mostly because the people in power (such as
Arafat) consider Palestinian borders to be all of Israel. This is
interesting because never in the Palestinian people's
history as it owned any land, at all. The original partition plan
(which was decided by the UN) called for Jerusalem to be an international
city, and the Palestinians to have much more land than just the West Bank
and Gaza Strip. Yet instead of sharing the land, like so many Palestinians
now say they want, they ATTACKED Israel, and four other Arab nations
attacked as well. Therefore to secure Israel's borders, they took more land
than was originally given. Now many people call this Imperialism, but it is
not. Israel accepted the plan, they were ready to live side by side with
their Arab neighbours. But the Arabs attacked them right away.

I apologize for the history lesson, I am sure that you
are already well aware of the History of the land. Looking back at our past
will solve nothing, and will not resolve this conflict. I only hope that if
you choose to look into the past, that you use the correct information about
the past rather than spewing propaganda. Thank you very much,

Hassan El-Najjar:

Propaganda is the
selective release of positive information about oneself or about one's
group. This is what you did Michael.Israel is an
occupying power that has been oppressing the Palestinian people for 36
years. Israelis are living in the homes of the Palestinians without
compensating them or without allowing them to go back to their homes. Israel
has denied Palestinians citizenship. These are the basics of the conflict
that you have chosen to ignore, like all supporters of Israel. A just
solution should include correcting these wrongs. Temporarily, it will be OK
to have two states, but on the long run, there should be one state for
Palestinians and Israelis. Democracy and economic prosperity will make
coexistence possible.

The news photos are supposed
to awaken human feelings inside people, including supporters of Israel.
Sharon and his settlers are aggressive. Nobody should support their
aggression, whether you're Jewish or not, you're human first. Israeli
atrocities in the Palestinian territories should not be defended. Showing
these atrocities in photos is not propaganda, it's the truth, simple and
clear.

Cartoons represent the
feelings of Arab cartoonist toward their oppressors, the aggressive
Israelis. This is the truth, even if you don't want to admit it. Israel has
launched wars against Arabs in 1948, 1949, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, and a
continuous war since 2000. These wars were all fought on Arab lands. In
particular the 1948/1949 war which ended in annexing Galilee, Auja, and most
of the West Bank and Gaza to Israel (Look at the Partition Map, in the
documents section). Contrary to what Israelis say, and you repeated, the
1948 war was an Israeli war of aggression against the Palestinian people. It
is documented and known as Plan Dalet, according to which the Haganah
(Israeli armed forces) attacked Palestinian villages and evicted
Palestinians from their homes.

Criticizing Israel,
particularly greedy settlers and their Sharon government is not
anti-Semitic. You should refrain from that particularly when you deal with
victims of Israel, Arabs generally and Palestinians in particular. More
important is that Arabs are Semites and they are proud of their heritage.
They cannot be anti-Semitic. Arabs and Muslims also cannot be anti-Jewish
because they believe in the Bible and they claim all messengers of God as
their own, namely Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jesus Christ, and the Seal
of the Prophets, Muhammed, Peace of God be to all of them.

Arabs, Muslims, and peace
loving people all over the world criticize aggressive Zionist Israeli
policies that have kept the conflict going on for 55 years, UNNECESSARILY.
Nobody has monopoly on history. Truth has several aspects and can be seen
from several angles and perspectives.

Finally, regarding your
redlined statement that Palestinians never owned any lands, Palestinians are
the only owners of Palestine. They have always been there since time
immemorial, long before Abraham came to Canaan and Philistia. They believed
in his message and followed him. They believed in the Old Testament, then
they believed in the New Testament, when Jesus came. Then, when the message
of Islam spread, they became Muslims. It is impossible for you or anyone in
the world to deny that the Palestinian people (Muslims, Christians, and
non-European Jews) represent this wonderful heritage, as they intermarried
for thousands of years. They are the owners of the land. They have always
been there. And they will be there forever, simply because God promised the
Holy Land for them. He promised it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their descendants,
not to followers of any
religion. Sharon and the Israeli settlers are just fighting God. They can't
win against Him (Read my Promised Land editorial for more information).
Peace to you.

Reactions from readers:

As a Jew (living in Ausralia) I get depressed reading letters
like Michael Bokarell's with the usual Israeli propaganda line. I have vowed
never to set foot in Israel whilst Palestinians are not given justice.

Until that day happens it is a duty for all fair
minded Jews who hate Zionism and what it has done to their race, to fight
for the freedom of Palestinians to live peaceful lives in their own land.

Until that is acheived, Israelis and all Jews are
diminished as a race.

yours sincerley,

John Harmann, Australia

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